1 week ago Strictly's Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman pause live show to address Dani Dyer's exit

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman addressed Dani Dyer's exit from the competition during the first live show of the series on Saturday

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing presenters halt live BBC show to share exit announcement

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman addressed Dani Dyer's departure from Strictly Come Dancing after the Love Island star was forced to withdraw from the BBC competition

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1 week ago Why has Dani Dyer pulled out of Strictly 2025, and is she being replaced?

DANI Dyer has quit Strictly Come Dancing days before the live shows after injuring her ankle in training. Dani’s exit dropped just as the cast was putting the final polish on their first live dances. She had taken part in the launch show — filmed ahead of transmission — where her partnership with Nikita was...

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2 w. ago Gulls, golds and Gout Gout: World Athletics Championships 2025 – in pictures

At the conclusion of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, we take a look at some of our favourite images from Tokyo. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships: USA dominate table again as GB suffer worst finish since 2003

Americans win most golds and most medals overallGB fail to win gold for first time since 2003 in ParisSamoa win first-ever medal at championshipsTeam USA continued their domination of the World Athletics Championships as they finished top of the medal table in Tokyo.The US topped the table in total medals won (26) and gold medals (16). Kenya finished second in those two categories with 11 total medals and seven gold. Jamaica, a traditional powerhouse at the championships won the third-most medals (10) but only one gold. Canada finished third in terms of golds, with three. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025 results and final medal table

The British team failed to win a gold medal in Tokyo

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships: Odira pips Hunter Bell and Hodgkinson in 800m final, GB women miss 4x100m podium – live

Updates from closing night of the worlds in Tokyo‘What the hell?’: Johnson-Thompson shares bronze Get in touch! Email Daniel with any thoughts“Worth a mention of the Berlin Marathon if you are covering athletics I think,” writes Ben Tuff. “Unless it is London, we seem to so under-appreciate these epic events. No WR today because of the heat but Sawe won it at a canter. Great to see Akasaki in second, albeit four mins back. Wanjiru was a long way off her WR but much closer race for the women. Also, some crazy people have been running around Battersea track in the Self Transcendence 24-hour Track Race for the last 23 hours and 42mins. The leader, Julien Cazorta, has completed 234km so far ”Goodness me, that is absurd. And the men’s marathon final in this competition – judged by photo-finish – was one of most mind-boggling things I’ve seen this year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Keely Hodgkinson goes for gold in 800m and more – live

Updates from closing night of the worlds in Tokyo‘What the hell?’: Johnson-Thompson shares bronze Get in touch! Email Daniel with any thoughtsAha, we’re with the women’s high jump now, Olyslagers of Australia clearing 1.93, first go and by miles; Ukraine’s Mahuchikh does likewise, so too Patterson, also of Australia. Those are the three favourites, but we’ll see how it goes.We’re 12 minutes away Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: heptathlon gold for Hall, Johnson

Updates from the penultimate night of action in TokyoFollow us on Bluesky | And you can email EmilliaJohnson-Thompson has thrown 38.82m with her first of three attempts in the javelin. She’s been pushed out of the medal positions for now.Kate O’Connor of Ireland has mustered a phenomenal personal best of 53.06m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: GB flop in men’s 4x100m; heptathlon and men’s 800m final – live

Updates from the penultimate night of action in TokyoFollow us on Bluesky | And you can drop Luke a mailJohnson-Thompson has thrown 38.82m with her first of three attempts in the javelin. She’s been pushed out of the medal positions for now.Kate O’Connor of Ireland has mustered a phenomenal personal best of 53.06m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Thiam out of heptathlon, USA miss men’s 4x400 final – live

Updates from the penultimate night of action in TokyoFollow us on Bluesky | And you can drop Luke a mailJohnson-Thompson has thrown 38.82m with her first of three attempts in the javelin. She’s been pushed out of the medal positions for now.Kate O’Connor of Ireland has mustered a phenomenal personal best of 53.06m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Thiam out of heptathlon, men’s 800m final and more – live

Updates from the penultimate night of action in TokyoFollow us on Bluesky | And you can drop Luke a mailAmy Hunt is just collecting her silver medal. She is looking a little tired, which is not surprising given she got to bed at 5am this morning, and will not be running in the heats of the women’s 4x100m relay later today.Nafi Thiam – one of the defending champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s key rivals – withdrew on Saturday withdrew from the heptathlon on Saturday after an underwhelming long jump left Belgium’s triple Olympic champion with little chance of a medal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Noah Lyles takes men’s 200m gold, Benjamin and Bol win 400m hurdles – live

Updates from night seven of the worlds in TokyoMcLaughlin-Levrone storms to 400m gold | Mail YaraWomen’s heptathlon – high jump: Johnson-Thompson’s second attempt at the 1.80m better run-up and a good clearance! O’Dowda’s third and final chance to get 1.80m now and she manages it as well!Brooks though cannot match the GB pair and she groans as she fails in her final attempt. That is her out of the high jump. Disappointing given her personal best is 1.84m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Benjamin wins 400m hurdles gold; heptathlon and more – live

Updates from night seven of the worlds in TokyoMcLaughlin-Levrone storms to 400m gold | Mail YaraWomen’s heptathlon – high jump: Johnson-Thompson’s second attempt at the 1.80m better run-up and a good clearance! O’Dowda’s third and final chance to get 1.80m now and she manages it as well!Brooks though cannot match the GB pair and she groans as she fails in her final attempt. That is her out of the high jump. Disappointing given her personal best is 1.84m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: 200m finals, heptathlon and more – live

Updates from night seven of the worlds in TokyoMcLaughlin-Levrone storms to 400m gold | Mail YaraWomen’s 800m: Keely Hodgkinson will be excited to be back in action in today’s semi-finals.The Olympic 800m champion has been so bored in her hotel in the 35c heat she has even taken to staging playful indoor races with her training partner, Georgia Hunter Bell. But she dusted off the cobwebs in qualifying comfortably for today’s semi-finals in 1:59.79. “I don’t like the rounds,” she said. “They feel awful. They are awful. It was not pretty or fast tonight but I am safely through.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson dismisses boredom to start World Championships in style

The Olympic 800m champion cruised through her first-round race in Tokyo after an interminable wait to get going at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Kebinatshipi wins men’s 400m, Lyles lays down 200m marker as Gout exits – live

Latest updates from the track on night six in TokyoEnhanced Games targets more GB stars | Mail DanielBack on the track, Yamamoto leads from Tanaka, with Battocletti of Italy third and Chebet fourth.Oli Goldman reminds me that, when reminiscing about the 1991 worlds, I neglected to mention the GB 4x400m quarter changing up their order and Kriss Akabusi taking out Antonio Pettigrew, the individual champion, in the final few strides. I was actually looking for and failing to find photos of the t-shirts made thereafter, featuring Roger Black’s post-race line, “We kicked their butts”, then got distracted. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: 400m finals, 200m semis and more – live

Latest updates from the track on night six in TokyoKerley joins Enhanced Games soon after ban | Mail DanielBack on the track, Yamamoto leads from Tanaka, with Battocletti of Italy third and Chebet fourth.Oli Goldman reminds me that, when reminiscing about the 1991 worlds, I neglected to mention the GB 4x400m quarter changing up their order and Kriss Akabusi taking out Antonio Pettigrew, the individual champion, in the final few strides. I was actually looking for and failing to find photos of the t-shirts made thereafter, featuring Roger Black’s post-race line, “We kicked their butts”, then got distracted. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Moon retains women’s pole vault title, Cherotich wins steeplechase, Kerr goes for gold – live

Updates and news on the fifth day of action from TokyoGrand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson earned $2m‘I’m chilling’: Gout Gout passes first test | Email YaraWomen’s 200m: Will we get and American 1-2-3 come the final? Maybe. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the 100m champion, finishes her heat in first in 22.24sec with countrywoman Thelma Davies finishing second and Ivory Coast’s Jessika Gbai taking third.Women’s 200m: The first heat has US’s Anavia Battle, the four-time Diamond League winner and no surprise, she leads the pack, winning with heat with a time of 22.07sec, her season’s best. Ivory Coast’s Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith and Greece’s Polyniki Emmanouilidou qualify alongside Battle. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Gout Gout qualifies, women’s pole vault final, Josh Kerr goes for gold and more – live

Updates and news on the fifth day of action from TokyoGrand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson earned $2mGout Gout on rise to fame: ‘It’s surreal’ | Email YaraWomen’s 200m: Will we get and American 1-2-3 come the final? Maybe. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the 100m champion, finishes her heat in first in 22.24sec with countrywoman Thelma Davies finishing second and Ivory Coast’s Jessika Gbai taking third.Women’s 200m: The first heat has US’s Anavia Battle, the four-time Diamond League winner and no surprise, she leads the pack, winning with heat with a time of 22.07sec, her season’s best. Ivory Coast’s Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith and Greece’s Polyniki Emmanouilidou qualify alongside Battle. Continue reading...

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